Korean Wedding Vows
Wedding vows in Korean: phonetic text, Hangul characters, and the idiomatic translation
(Grateful thanks to our reviewer: Yi Lee Mison)
Phonetic text
Vows from the groom to the bride:
Minister:
shilrang (groom's name) goon, shilrang (groom's name) gooneun shinboo (bride's name) yangwool anaelo maja, hapbeop jeogin boobooga deoryogo hago issoopnida.
shilrang (groom's name) gooneun jeulguwooltaena gelowool taena, gunganghal taena goolotchi anool taena, goo utteohanili itdeolado, shinboo (bride's name) yangwool pyungsaeng sarang hago, jonjoong hamyo, seoro weelo hago, dowool gousul mengse hashipnika?
Mr (groom's name). You are (groom's name) becoming the husband of (bride's name). Do you promise to love (bride's name) and respect her, take care of her, help her, in joyful times and in hard times, healthy times and sickness times, every day, for ever?
shilrang (groom's name) gooneun jeulguwooltaena gelowool taena, gunganghal taena goolotchi anool taena, goo utteohanili itdeolado, shinboo (bride's name) yangwool pyungsaeng sarang hago, jonjoong hamyo, seoro weelo hago, dowool gousul mengse hashipnika?
Mr (groom's name). You are (groom's name) becoming the husband of (bride's name). Do you promise to love (bride's name) and respect her, take care of her, help her, in joyful times and in hard times, healthy times and sickness times, every day, for ever?
Groom:
ye.
Yes, I promise.
Yes, I promise.
Vows from the bride to the groom:
Minister:
shinboo (bride's name) yang, shinboo (bride's name) yangeun shilrang (groom's name) goonwool nampyon woolo maja, hapbeop jeogin boobooga deoryogo hago issoopnida.
shinboo (bride's name) yangeun jeulguwooltaena gelowool taena, gunganghal taena goolotchi anool taena, goo utteohanili itdeolado shilrang (groom's name) goonwool pyungsaeng sarang hago, jonjoong hamyo, seoro weelo hago, dowool gousul mengse hasipnika?
Miss. (bride's name). You are (bride's name) becoming the wife of (groom's name). Do you promise to love (groom's name) and respect him, take care of him, help him, in joyful times and in hard times, healthy times and sickness times, every day, for ever?
shinboo (bride's name) yangeun jeulguwooltaena gelowool taena, gunganghal taena goolotchi anool taena, goo utteohanili itdeolado shilrang (groom's name) goonwool pyungsaeng sarang hago, jonjoong hamyo, seoro weelo hago, dowool gousul mengse hasipnika?
Miss. (bride's name). You are (bride's name) becoming the wife of (groom's name). Do you promise to love (groom's name) and respect him, take care of him, help him, in joyful times and in hard times, healthy times and sickness times, every day, for ever?
Bride:
ye.
Yes, I promise.
Yes, I promise.
Hangul script:
Vows from the groom to the bride:
(Note: you may need to install the appropriate font or make some settings to your PC to see these non-Latin characters.)
Minister:
신랑(groom's name)군, 신랑(groom's name)군은 신부(bride's name)양을 아내로 맞아 합법적인 부부가 되려고 하고있습니다.
신랑(groom's name) 군은 즐거울때나 괴로울때나, 건강할때나 그렇지않을때나, 그 어떠한 일이 있더라도 신부(bride's name) 양을 평생 사랑하고, 존중하며, 서로 위로하고 도울것을 맹세하십니까?
(See above for English translation)
신랑(groom's name) 군은 즐거울때나 괴로울때나, 건강할때나 그렇지않을때나, 그 어떠한 일이 있더라도 신부(bride's name) 양을 평생 사랑하고, 존중하며, 서로 위로하고 도울것을 맹세하십니까?
(See above for English translation)
Groom:
예
Vows from the bride to the groom:
Minister:
신부 (bride's name)양, 신부 (bride's name)양은 신랑(groom's name)군을 남편으로 맞아 합법적인 부부가 되려고 하고있습니다.
신부(bride's name) 양은 즐거울때나 괴로울때나, 건강할때나 그렇지않을때나, 그 어떠한 일이 있더라도 신랑 (groom's name) 군을 평생 사랑하고, 존중하며, 서로 위로하고 도울것을 맹세하십니까?
(See above for English translation)
신부(bride's name) 양은 즐거울때나 괴로울때나, 건강할때나 그렇지않을때나, 그 어떠한 일이 있더라도 신랑 (groom's name) 군을 평생 사랑하고, 존중하며, 서로 위로하고 도울것을 맹세하십니까?
(See above for English translation)
Bride:
예
